Zhang Yan had heard of Huangfu Song's name.
After the Yellow Turban Army failed in the battle in the Central Plains, some remnants fought and retreated. They entered Hebei from the Central Plains and experienced some hardships. They turned to Zhang Yan under the banner of the Yellow Turban. From their mouths, Zhang Yan learned about Huangfu Song. I hate the butcher's behavior very much.
Knowing that the commander-in-chief of the Han army was Huangfu Song, Zhang Yan decided to give Huangfu Song a head-on attack.
So Zhang Yan immediately sent people to contact the Southern Xiongnu rebels, hoping that the two armies would unite. Zhang Yan would provide the infantry and the Southern Xiongnu would provide the cavalry.
The Southern Xiongnu rebels were in distress and were very happy with Zhang Yan's helping hand. They immediately accepted Zhang Yan's cooperation agreement, so Zhang Yan sent his subordinate Sun Qing to lead a force to fight with the Southern Xiongnu cavalry in advance. The two sides fought in Zishi County They formed an alliance and decided to unite.
Then in the first battle, the forward army of the proud and careless Huangfu Song was defeated, causing Huangfu Song to suffer his first defeat since moving north.
Afterwards, Huangfu Song learned that suddenly a very elite infantry united with the Southern Xiongnu rebels to fight against the combined army of the Han army and the Southern Xiongnu cavalry.
Huangfusong understood immediately.
This is a great alliance of rebels.
Qiangqu found the Han government troops to unite, and the orthodox and the orthodox united. The Southern Xiongnu rebels also found the Han government's rebels to unite, and the rebels and rebels also joined hands.
The situation started to get complicated.
The rebels of the Southern Huns were originally rootless duckweeds, but now they have a foundation and a way out.
Huangfu Song was a little anxious, so he led his troops forward. 50,000 Han troops and 20,000 Southern Xiongnu cavalry wanted to capture Zishi County and undermine the morale of the rebel coalition.
However, Zhang Yan refused to give in and mobilized more troops to support Zishi County. He coordinated and dispatched more than 30,000 Bingzhou mountain bandits to attack Zishi County, combined with the Southern Huns rebels, and fought with Huangfu Songqiang Qu's troops in Zishi County. The confrontation started and the two sides fought very fiercely.
The two sides fought from mid-to-early May to mid-to-late June. Huangfu Song was still unable to defeat the rebel coalition. Although the rebel coalition was slightly inferior to the army led by Huangfu Song in terms of military strength and combat effectiveness, it maintained morale. With a high attitude.
After a month of hard fighting, Huangfusong had to admit bitterly that the Bingzhou bandits had indeed become a trend. These bandits were not simple bandits. They fought in a well-organized and well-organized way, with a large amount of equipment and weapons. They could fight with the Han army. There is back and forth.
The Southern Huns cavalry and the rebel cavalry also fought back and forth, with neither side winning or losing.
Lu Zhi's prediction came true, and the Bingzhou bandits seemed to be really difficult to eradicate.
In late June, the imperial court was dissatisfied with the fact that Huangfu Song was unable to make progress. Liu Hong issued three edicts to blame Huangfu Song and asked Huangfu Song if he was not good. If you are not good, tell me and I will replace him.
The ancient literature school added fuel to the flames and made a mockery of Huangfu Song.
Yuan Wei recommended Dong Zhuo, Zhou Shen, Zhang Wen and others to replace Huangfu Song four times, thinking that they were all more powerful than Huangfu Song.
Huangfu Song was anxious.
The Jinwen school behind him was even more anxious. Huang Wan, who was transferred to Guang Luxun, wrote to Huangfu Song six times in a row, asking him to fight quickly. He could not wait any longer. If he waited any longer, once the emperor made up his mind, the day lily would be cold!
Huangfusong was forced into a corner and had no choice but to attack Zishi County at all costs.
Not only his headquarters, but also the Qiangqu side was requested by Huangfu Song to mobilize all their forces. The Taiyuan County Sheriff and the Shangdang County Sheriff were also requested by Huangfu Song to send troops to support.
Huangfu Song devoted all his efforts, and more than 70,000 troops took turns to go into battle and attack fiercely. He used his special skills and human sea tactics together, and used generous rewards and strict military laws to force the soldiers to attack desperately.
He set up a very powerful supervising team. Once the army went into battle, those who dared not go forward to fight to the death, or those who cowered and retreated, would be killed without mercy.
Those who dare to go forward and fight to the death will be given three times the pension.
During the wheel battle, the food treatment he gave the soldiers was much better than before. He took out the meat that the soldiers could not eat normally and used it as a reward for the soldiers who fought bravely.
The Han army could only launch one round of deadly battles miserably and helplessly.
The rebel coalition also fought desperately in order to survive.
The fighting between the two sides was so fierce that even the governor of Taiyuan was shot to death by an arrow from the rebel coalition.
Finally, on June 29, after seven or eight consecutive days of crazy offensive day and night, the rebel coalition was forced to abandon Zishi County and retreat north due to lack of hard power, intending to get closer to the mountain base camp. Get supplies and support.
Although they were defeated, Huangfu Song's troops were at the crossbow after seven or eight days of continuous hard fighting and could not pursue the pursuit with a tired attitude.
The rebel coalition successfully retreated and preserved its vitality.
After nearly two months of fighting, Huangfusong paid the price of more than 5,000 soldiers being killed and more than 10,000 soldiers being injured. He conquered Zishi County and achieved a tragic victory.
The result was that the rebel coalition forces were driven back to the north, temporarily relieving the crisis in Hedong County and Luoyang, and by the way, the status of the Southern Xiongnu Chanyu in Qiangqu was stabilized, and the status of the Southern Xiongnu tribes was stabilized. Emotions made Qiangqu more willing to obey the Luoyang court in terms of political attitude.
When Liu Hong's fourth reproach edict was about to be completed, Huangfu Song hurriedly sent the news of this "Zi family's great victory" to Luoyang.
When the news came, the Jinwen School was ecstatic.
They were eagerly waiting for the news of Huangfusong's victory. When Yang Biao heard the news during his mourning period, he happily knelt in front of his father Yang Ci's memorial tablet to report the good news to him. He cried bitterly to express Yang's love for Huangfusong. The investment is finally paying off.
Huang Wan, who was in charge of affairs in the court, immediately encouraged many officials to petition for Huangfu Song, asking the emperor to clarify Huangfu Song's status as a hero, reward him, and encourage the soldiers to make persistent efforts to completely eliminate the Bingzhou bandits and the Southern Huns rebels.
Although Liu Hong didn't like Huangfu Song, he did win the battle and resolved the crisis in Luoyang, so he should be rewarded.
So he issued an edict to give Huangfu Song and his army generous financial rewards, and sent cattle, wine and other rewards to the army to Taiyuan County so that they could enjoy the reward.
Seeing that Huangfu Song really made a contribution and the literary school was now proud and arrogant, the ancient literature school felt very unhappy, but there was nothing they could do, he had indeed made a contribution.
Zhang Wen, Zhou Shen and others who were eager to gain military exploits were helpless when they heard the news.
Brothers He Jin and He Miao, who knew how much they weighed but were afraid of going to the battlefield, breathed a sigh of relief and secretly gave Huangfu Song a thumbs up.
Because of Huangfu Song's contribution this time, the modern literature school felt quite proud. The bureaucrats headed by Huang Wan made fun of Lu Zhi, Yuan Wei and others many times in the court and military meetings, thinking that everything they worried about Didn't really become a problem.
Huangfu Song won the battle and the thieves were defeated. This is a fact.
Lu Zhi was still worried. He had no intention of party strife and repeatedly warned the court that this victory was the result of the human wave tactics. It was a tactical victory, not a real strategic victory. Neither the Southern Huns rebels nor the Bingzhou bandits were injured. and fundamental.
What's even more dangerous is that they have joined forces.
Lu Zhi once again wrote to Liu Hong, asking Liu Hong to take advantage of this victory to adopt a conciliatory strategy. First, he should divide and disintegrate the Southern Huns rebels and Bingzhou bandits.
For example, they told the Southern Xiongnu rebels that they were not guilty in the first place, and that the court was willing to forgive them and would give them another place to live. They would not let them have any contact with the Qiangqu. As long as they surrendered, everything could be discussed.
Use kind words and good words to persuade the Southern Huns rebels to come back, cut off the Bingzhou bandits, and then send people to the Bingzhou bandit base to find the leaders, big and small, and grant them officials and make wishes, and give them various positions, so that They obey the orders of the court.
Huang Wan agreed with this and felt that this was a good way to divide and disintegrate the bandits, and it might work wonders.
However, in the state of party struggle, even if he thought it was good, he could not support it. Otherwise, if Lu Zhi was allowed to perform meritorious service, the value of Huangfusong's merit would be low, which would be detrimental to the modern literature school.
He had to object.
So he clearly opposed Lu Zhi's suggestion.
"Liu Taiwei, what you are talking about is nothing more than appointing officials and making wishes so that they can benefit. But do you really think they will simply obey the court's orders? Those gangsters are ungrateful and have no need to appease them. Just wipe them all out!"
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